List of presidents of Washington & Jefferson College

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McMillan Hall, an historic building that houses the Office of the President

Washington & Jefferson College is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, which is located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries to the American frontier in the 1780s: John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith. These early schools eventually grew into two competing academies and colleges, with Canonsburg Academy, later Jefferson College, located in Canonsburg and Washington Academy, later Washington College, in Washington. These two colleges merged in 1865 to form Washington & Jefferson College.

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The Office of the President is located in McMillan Hall, which is the oldest building on campus, dating to 1793. [1] [2] Prior to 1912, the Office of the President was located in Old Main, taking the two rooms on either side of that building's main entrance. [1] The President's House is a 17-room Victorian mansion on East Wheeling Street between the U. Grant Miller Library and The Burnett Center. [3] [4] It was built in 1892 by the Duncan family and is an archetypical Queen Anne Victorian style building, with ornate "gingerbread" details, stained and beveled glass, recessed doors and windows, and louvered wooden shutters. [4]

The president is the chief executive officer of the college. [5] According to the Washington & Jefferson College Charter, the president of the college is elected by the Board of Trustees, who can also remove him or her at will. [6] The person holding this office must be an American citizen and is also considered to be a member of the teaching faculty. [6] No one may be excluded from holding the presidency on "account of the religious sect or denomination to which he belongs or adheres, provided he shall demean himself in a soberly, orderly manner, and conform to the lawful rules and regulations of the college." [6]

Two men, Andrew Wylie and Matthew Brown, each served as president of both Jefferson College and Washington College. Several early presidents of Jefferson College had close ties to John McMillan, including his son-in-law John Watson and his nephew William McMillan. [7] James Dunlap was one of McMillan's early students. [7] Other Jefferson College presidents held strong bonds with Matthew Brown, including his son Alexander Blaine Brown and his protégé and son-in-law David Hunter Riddle. [8] [9] James I. Brownson, who was a long-time pastor at the First Presbyterian Church, served two separate terms as president pro tempore , once for Washington College and later for Washington & Jefferson College. [10] During World War II, Ralph Cooper Hutchison simultaneously served as president of the college and as Director of Civilian Defense for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [11] Boyd Crumrine Patterson was the most recent Washington & Jefferson alumnus to serve as president. In 2005, Tori Haring-Smith became the first woman to serve as president.

Founding and early leadership

One of the three college founders, John McMillan John McMillan portrait 1820s.jpg
One of the three college founders, John McMillan

Washington & Jefferson College originates from three log cabin colleges established by John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith, Presbyterian missionaries to the American frontier in the 1780s. [12] John McMillan came to present-day Washington County in 1775 and built his college in 1780 near his church in Chartiers, where he taught a mixture of college-level students and elementary students. [12] Thaddeus Dod built his college in Lower Ten Mile in 1781, teaching mathematics and the classics. [13] Joseph Smith taught classical studies in his college, called "The Study" at Buffalo. [13]

In 1787, Washington Academy was officially chartered, and Thaddeus Dod was named the first principal on January 20, 1789, a position he held until July 1790. [14] [15] He was succeeded by David Johnson, who left for Canonsburg in July 1791. [16] While the Washington Academy Board of Trustees still met during the period of unrest following the Whiskey Act and the subsequent Whiskey Rebellion, educational activities at the academy were essentially at a standstill. [17] James Dobbins took control of the school between 1796 and 1801. [18] Benjamin Mills followed, serving as principal from 1801 to 1805. [16] In 1806, Matthew Brown began his term that would end later that year with the chartering of Washington College. [18]

Efforts to found the school that would become Canonsburg Academy began in October 1791. [19] David Johnson was brought to Canonsburg from Washington Academy in July 1791. [20] He taught several students there for a few years, before leaving in 1793. [21] [22] In 1798, John McMillan became the next person to hold the title of principal, then a largely ceremonial position. [23] In 1802, the academy was chartered as "Jefferson College." [19]

Presidents of Jefferson College

#ImageNameTerm beginTerm endNotesReferences
1 John Watson
(1771–1802)
August 29, 1802November 30, 1802 [nb 1] Tutored by John McMillan and attended Canonsburg Academy [25]
2 James Dunlap
(1744–1818)
April 27, 1803April 25, 1811 [26]
3 Andrew Wylie IU.jpg Andrew Wylie
(1789–1851)
April 29, 1812April 1816Graduate of Jefferson College (1810); later served as president of Washington College (1817–1828) [27] [28] [29]
4 William McMillan
(1777–1832)
September 24, 1817August 14, 1822Graduate of Jefferson College (1802) [30]
5 Matthew Brown 1776.jpg Matthew Brown
(1776–1853)
September 25, 1822September 27, 1845Previously served as president of Washington College (1806–1817) [31] [32] [33]
6 Robert Jefferson Breckinridge - circle.jpg Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
(1800–1871)
January 2, 1845June 9, 1847Declined offer to assume the presidency of the united Washington & Jefferson College in 1865 [34] [35]
7 Alexander Brown 1808.jpg Alexander Blaine Brown
(1808–1863)
October 14, 1847August 1856 [8]
8 Joseph Alden.jpg Joseph Alden
(1807–1885)
January 7, 1857November 4, 1862 [33] [36]
9 David Hunter Riddle 1805.jpg David Hunter Riddle
(1805–1888)
November 4, 1862March 4, 1865 [nb 2] Graduate of Jefferson College (1823) [33] [37]

Presidents of Washington College

#ImageNameTerm beginTerm endNotesReferences
1 Matthew Brown 1776.jpg Matthew Brown
(1776–1853)
December 16, 1806April 30, 1817Later served as president of Washington College (1822–1845) [31] [32] [33]
2 Andrew Wylie IU.jpg Andrew Wylie
(1789–1851)
April 30, 1817December 9, 1828Graduate of Jefferson College (1810); previously served as president of Jefferson College (1813–1816) [27] [28] [29]
3 David Elliott 1799.jpg David Elliott
(1787–1874)
September 28, 1830November 7, 1831 [38] [39]
4 David McConaughy 1775.jpg David McConaughy
(1775–1852)
December 21, 1831September 27, 1849 [33] [40]
5 James Clark 1812.jpg James Clark
(1812–1892)
May 6, 1850July 13, 1852 [41] [42]
James Brownson 2.jpg James I. Brownson
(1817–1899)
July 13, 1852September 20, 1853Graduate of Washington College (1835); later served as president pro tempore of Washington & Jefferson College (1870) [43] [44] [45]
6 John W Scott 1807.jpg John W. Scott
(1807–1897)
November 10, 1852March 4, 1865 [nb 2] Graduate of Jefferson College (1827) [46]

Presidents of Washington & Jefferson College

#ImageNameTerm beginTerm endNotesReferences
1 Jonathan Edwards 1817.jpg Jonathan Edwards
(1817–1891)
April 4, 1866April 20, 1869 [47]
Samuel J Wilson 1828.jpg Samuel J. Wilson
(1828–1883)
April 20, 1869August 4, 1869Graduate of Washington College (1852) [48]
James Brownson 2.jpg James I. Brownson
(1817–1899)
February 1, 1870August 3, 1870Graduate of Washington College (1835); previously served as president pro tempore of Washington (1852–1853) [43] [44] [45]
2 George P. Hayes 1838.jpg George P. Hays
(1838–1897)
August 3, 1870June 20, 1881Graduate of Jefferson College (1857) [49] [50]
3 James Moffat 1846.jpg James D. Moffat
(1846–1916)
November 16, 1881January 1, 1915Graduate of Washington & Jefferson College (1869) [50] [51]
4 Frederick W. Hinitt 1866-Centre.jpg Frederick W. Hinitt
(1866–1927)
January 4, 1915June 30, 1918 [52]
William E. Slemmons.jpg William E. Slemmons
(1855–1939)
May 1918June 1919 [53]
5 Samuel Charles Black 1869 W&J.jpg Samuel Charles Black
(1869–1921)
April 18, 1919July 15, 1921 [50] [54]
6 Simon Strause Baker 1866.jpg Simon Strousse Baker
(1866–1932)
(Acting from July 15, 1921) January 26, 1922May 13, 1931Graduate of Washington & Jefferson College (1892) [55]
7 Ralph Cooper Hutchison in 1898.jpg Ralph Cooper Hutchison
(1898–1966)
November 13, 1931May 7, 1945 [11]
8 James Herbert Case 1906.jpg James Herbert Case, Jr.
(1906–1965)
May 4, 1946March 25, 1950 [56]
9 Boyd Crumrine Patterson 1902.jpg Boyd Crumrine Patterson
(1902–1988)
March 24, 1950June 30, 1970Graduate of Washington & Jefferson College (1923) [57]
10 Howard Burnett.jpg Howard Jerome Burnett
(1929–2019)
July 1, 1970June 30, 1998 [58]
11 Brian C Mitchell.jpg Brian C. Mitchell
(born 1953)
June 2, 1998July 1, 2004 [59] [60]
G. Andrew Rembert.jpg G. Andrew RembertMarch 5, 2004December 31, 2004 [61]
12 ToriHaringSmith.jpg Tori Haring-Smith January 1, 2005August 1, 2017 [62]
13 John Knapp Interview.png John C. Knapp
(born 1959)
August 1, 2017June 30, 2024 [63]
14 Elizabeth MacLeod Walls
(born 1974)
June 30, 2024presentSelection announced on February 27, 2024 [64]

Notes

  1. In the interim between John Watson's death and James Dunlap's election, John McMillan managed the operations of Jefferson College. [24]
  2. 1 2 Riddle and Scott were in office until the creation of the unified Washington & Jefferson College, which was chartered on March 4, 1865. [33]

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